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Surprise Grasshopper Sparrow at Bear River MBR

By |2023-04-27T03:41:19-06:00April 27th, 2023|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Grasshopper Sparrows, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

After a rough start to my week, I very much needed some time out in nature yesterday morning. Nature, in turn, gifted me with a surprise Grasshopper Sparrow.

Roadside Yellow-bellied Marmot in Northern Utah – Photos and Facts

By |2021-08-21T17:00:05-06:00April 20th, 2017|Categories: Box Elder County, Utah, Wildlife, Yellow-bellied Marmots|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I had a great time photographing a roadside Yellow-bellied Marmot yesterday in northern Utah and the marmot was very cooperative. So cooperative that I took way, way too many images of it.

Pronghorn Fawns Cause Me Cuteness Overload

By |2021-01-17T13:11:07-07:00June 22nd, 2015|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Pronghorn, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I can't resist Pronghorn fawns, well maybe I can, but I don't want to and won't! I saw three fawns close together yesterday on Antelope Island State Park and they put me into cuteness overload.

Mule Deer on the Parker Range

By |2021-08-29T04:19:06-06:00June 4th, 2015|Categories: Mule Deer, Parker Range, Utah, Wayne County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

High up on the Parker Range there was a large stand of Quaking Aspen and just outside of the trees there was a Mule Deer grazing on the green grasses.

Wildness and Connections

By |2016-12-07T12:08:52-07:00October 12th, 2014|Categories: American Coots, Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

This Terry Tempest Williams quote strikes a chord within me because I feel very connected to nature and wildness and that connection is with me every day of my life.

Conservation Is A State Of Harmony

By |2023-01-11T07:07:47-07:00October 6th, 2014|Categories: Conservation, Dead Horse Point State Park, Trees, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

I would love to say that while I am wandering around exploring the natural wonders we have been gifted with that I can forget about the assaults on the land and the creatures that live there but I can't.

Help Stop the Utah Crow Hunt – UPDATE: The Utah Wildlife Board foolishly approved a Crow Hunt for Utah

By |2023-11-04T12:36:37-06:00July 10th, 2014|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Common Ravens, Fish Crows, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

If the proposed crow hunt isn't stopped Common Ravens; fully protected under the MBTA, will almost certainly be killed this coming September because of mistaken identity.

Wigeon Pond, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Montana

By |2023-03-20T06:37:25-06:00July 8th, 2014|Categories: Beaverhead County, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The amazing birds and animals keep me going back to Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge but the scenery and wildness of the area does too.

Lone Coyote on the shore of the Great Salt Lake

By |2021-03-25T04:42:49-06:00February 6th, 2014|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Coyotes, Davis County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

There are times when one subject will make my day in the field worthwhile, yesterday it was a lone Coyote hunting for voles on the shoreline of the Great Salt Lake.

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